Penelope's Condition (1976)
• January 1st, 1976 • 0h 10min
Animation, Comedy
Overview
A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return from The Trojan War. In this animation, the two of them are presented in a more modern setting. While Odysseus is busy exploring the universe in his space rocket, Penelope is stuck at home, taking care of the children, showing how traditional gender roles say men should work, while women stay at home.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Smortlybacks
Released on: 2013-09-19
Animation, Fantasy, Family
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
Italian for Beginners
Released on: 2000-12-07
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in It...
The Lord of the Rings
Released on: 1978-11-15
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the ...
Lost in Translation
Released on: 2003-09-18
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie s...
Anthony
Released on: 2014-10-18
Drama, Comedy
Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his elf, Anthony, have crash-l...
The Front
Released on: 1976-09-17
Comedy, Drama
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice ...
Naked
Released on: 2002-09-02
Comedy, Drama
The story of three couples, one of which just broke up, one that seems to be about to, and one perfe...
Schroeder's Wonderful World
Released on: 2007-05-03
Comedy, Drama
A gigantic investment project brings assistant Frank Schröder back to his home, the border triangle....
Ouf!
Released on: 1994-11-01
Comedy
Slapstick - a tribute to 100 years of cinema: authorities, in their efforts to create order, often c...
Dear Chickens
Released on: 2018-07-27
Comedy, Drama
When a stubborn old man and a fretful teenaged girl are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpect...
2 Days in Paris
Released on: 2007-02-09
Comedy, Romance
Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents —...
The Golden Bouzouki
Released on: 2021-08-28
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Johnny Diamonds stars in this musical adventure set in ancient mythological greece. Johnny Orpheus ...
Liminal Roots
Released on: 2024-02-22
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A journey through the memories of a young girl struggling to come to terms with the complexity of he...
The Pocket Man
Released on: 2016-11-29
Animation
A little man lives in an old suitcase. One day he finds a new friend - an old blind man. The little ...
FC Venus
Released on: 2006-04-26
Comedy, Romance
Anna is persuaded by her boyfriend Paul to move from Berlin to his home town of Imma. What the notor...
Me and My Sister
Released on: 2004-11-21
Drama, Comedy
Louise, who has just written a novel, comes to Paris to meet with a potential publisher. While in th...
The Lovers
Released on: 2023-12-04
Comedy, Horror, Romance, Fantasy
Troy has resorted to speed dating, where he meets Cassandra, who uses tarot cards to skip the awkwar...
From Darkness
Released on: 2002-06-13
Animation
A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargaine...